(Editor’s note: This report has been updated with the identity of the man who died.)
A 20-year-old man was killed and two people were injured in a shooting on Hilton Drive early Wednesday morning, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
A caller reported hearing gunshots about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Hilton Drive, according to a news release.
Police officers found Jason Lamar Smith Jr., 20, suffering from a gunshot would and lying in the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said.
Two other people were injured in the shooting. They were taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for treatment.
On was in critical condition; the other’s injuries were not life-threatening, police said.
The shooting does not appear to be a random act, the news release said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective D. Arnett at 910-929-2565 or CrimeStoppers at 910-483-8477 or http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org.
